Definitions

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  • For purposes of this chapter
    • (1) “Court” means the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands.

    • (2) “Confidential Records” means records that are kept by the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, the Department of Justice and the Virgin Islands Police Department after an expungement.

    • (3) “Crime” or “offense” means as an act committed or omitted in violation of a law of the Virgin Islands and punishable by either imprisonment, or fine, or removal from office, or disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit.

    • (4) “Expungement” means the sealing, of criminal records within any court, correctional facility, police department or other law enforcement agency, concerning a person's arrest, detention, apprehension, trial or disposition of an offense within the criminal justice system.

    • (5) “Records” include all arrest records, complaints, warrants, summons, commitments, processing records, photographs, judicial docket records, fingerprints and the collection of DNA samples.


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